'''Marhari''' ([[Third Age]] 1770 – 1856, aged 86 years) was a [[Northmen|Northman]] of the [[Kingdom of Rhovanion]] and a member of the royal house. His distant ancestor was King [[Vidugavia]].

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'''Marhari''' ([[Third Age 1770]] – [[Third Age 1856|1856]], aged 86 years) was a [[Northmen|Northman]] of the [[Kingdom of Rhovanion]] and a member of the royal house. His distant ancestor was King [[Vidugavia]].

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In Third Age 1856, a tribe of [[Easterlings]] called the [[Wainriders]] invaded from the [[East]]. Marhari led the soldiers of Rhovanion, together with the armies of [[Gondor]] under King [[Narmacil II]], against the invaders at the [[Battle of the Plains]]. The battle was a disaster, as Narmacil was killed and Marhari fell in his rearguard. The Wainriders than overran Rhovanion and enslaved its people.

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In [[Third Age 1856]], a tribe of [[Easterlings]] called the [[Wainriders]] invaded from the [[East]]. Marhari led the soldiers of Rhovanion, together with the armies of [[Gondor]] under King [[Narmacil II]], against the invaders at the [[Battle of the Plains]]. The battle was a disaster, as Narmacil was killed and Marhari fell in his rearguard. The Wainriders than overran Rhovanion and enslaved its people.

Marhari's son [[Marhwini]] led a group of refugees west to the [[Vales of Anduin]]. They would become the Éothéod, the ancestors of the mighty [[Riders of Rohan]].

Marhari's son [[Marhwini]] led a group of refugees west to the [[Vales of Anduin]]. They would become the Éothéod, the ancestors of the mighty [[Riders of Rohan]].

Revision as of 19:46, 18 February 2009

In Third Age 1856, a tribe of Easterlings called the Wainriders invaded from the East. Marhari led the soldiers of Rhovanion, together with the armies of Gondor under King Narmacil II, against the invaders at the Battle of the Plains. The battle was a disaster, as Narmacil was killed and Marhari fell in his rearguard. The Wainriders than overran Rhovanion and enslaved its people.